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No. 296,468. Patented Apr. 8, 1884.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed May 22, 1883.

To alt whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we DANIEL XV. SHIEK and CARY OQCOLE, of Grand View, inthe county of Louisa and State of Iowa, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Mechanical Automatic Cigar-Sellers; and we dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification.

Our invention relates to an improvement in mechanical automaticcigar-sellers; and it consists in the combination and arrangement ofdevices that will be more fully set forth hereinaiter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of myinvention, the case, ciganbox, and inclined way being represented indotted lines, the machine being here shown in its normal position. Fig.2 is a similar view of the machine in the act of dispensing a cigar.Fig. 3 is a plan view of the operat ing mechanism drawn on the angleindicated by arrow of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical crosssection on theline a; m, Fig. 3. Figs. 5, 6 are detail views of the coin-releasingmechanism. Fig. 7 is a section on the line 3] y, Fig. 3.

A represents a rock-shaft, which. is j ournaled in suitable standards,B, which project from the base of the case 0. To this shaft is securedthe circular disks D, near the ends thereof, which disks are connectedby the outer segment, E, and by the inner smaller segment, F, which issituated at asuitable distance above the segment E, nearer to the shaft.

Pivoted between the disks 1) upon the pivot G is a segment, H, which hassecured near its upper edge the concave receiver I, which receiver isprovided with the slot K, and has secured to it a retractile spring, L,the upper end of the spring being secured to the lower edge of thesegment E, the, function of which spring is to keep the receivernormally in the position shown in Fig. 4.

ExtendingthroughthedisksD,andj ournaled therein at a point in closeproximity to the lower edge of the pivoted segment H, is a rockshaft, M,which has a crank, N, formed at its inner end, as shown.

Patent No. 296,468, dated April 8, 1884.

(ModeL) Extending up from the base of the case, at a suitable pointbetween the disks D, is a standard, O, which is provided at its upperend with a cam, P, which is a quarter-circle on its rear side, as at Q,and has its outer side concav e, as at R, this cam being normally almostin contact with the segment F.

Extending from the base of the ease up to the shaft is a curveddelivery-board, S, the function of which is to convey the cigars, asthey are discharged upon it from the receiver, to within reach of theperson operating the machine and paying therefor.

Projecting from the rock-shaft M up through the slot K, formed in thereceiver I, is a tappetrod, T, the function of which is to bear againstthe receiver at the inner end of the slot, and to cause the crank N toperform the function to be set forth hereinafter.

Rigidly secured to the shaft A at the inner end thereof, between thedisk D and the standard B, is a U-shaped arm, U, the lower ends of thearms being connected to the shaft,while the upper curved portion thereofconforms in size and shape to the coin which represents the value ofeach of the cigars to be dispensed. The standard is likewise providedwith a curved oblique extension, 13, which corresponds in size and shapeto the curved end of 8c the arm U, the oblique portion of whichextension being parallel to the normal position of the arm U, the curvedportion thereof being provided with a slot, 13*, through which the coinpasses when paid by the person operating the machine, the coin beingreceived and guided by the inclined trough B which is made of the exactwidth of the slot, the slot B being of suitable size to exactly admitthe coin, the price at which the cigars are to be sold.

Loosely journaled upon the shaft A between the disk D and the arm U arethe levers V W. The lever V has its outer end bent at right angles,which bent portion is normally in contact with the under side of thecurved portion of the oblique extension 13. The opposite end of thelever is provided with a tappet-pin, V, extending from the inner sidethereof, and adapted to be operated by the lever W. Ihe lever V is heldnormally in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 5 by the upper end of thespring X, which is wrapped around the pin X, with which the disk D isprovided, the lower end of this spring X pressing against the under sideof the lower end of the lever W. This leverWis provided with the concavecut-away portion VV'. On its rear side, and at a suitable point abovethis cut-away portion, is made a notch, W in which notch the crank N ofthe rock-shaft M normally engages.

Loosely pivoted upon the shaft A, midway between the ends of the arm U,is the lever Y,

and has secured to its inner bent end a connecting-lever, 3, which leveris connected to .the upper end of the lever 4, fulcrumed at 5,

the lower end of this lever 4 having pivoted to it, at 6, theconnecting-rod 7, which is pivoted to the lower end of the arm Y, as at8. Connected to this connecting-rod 7 is a retractile spring, 9, theouter end of which is secured to the inner side of the front side of thecase, the function of which spring is to keep the operating partsnormally in the position shown in Fig. 1.

The operation of our invention is as follows: The box containing thecigars to be sold is placed upon the inclined board 0 of the case 0,(shown in dotted lines,) by means of which arrangement the cigars areallowed to roll out of the box down the trough and into the receiver I,which is of sufficient size to hold only one cigar at a time. A personwishing to purchase a cigar places a nickel or other coin which has beendesignated as the value of the cigars to be sold into'the trough Bthrough an opening formed in the case leading thereto, which troughguides the coin into grooves U", formed in the ears U, which causes thecoin to be grasped at its lower upper side by the finger Y The coin thusconnecting the arm Y, which is loose on shaft A, with arm U, which 'isfixed on shaft A, the coin is made to turn arm U, when the leverY isoperated. By pulling upon the knob 2, motion is communicated to theshaft, which causes it to partially roupward limit of its movement, andjust before discharging the cigar, the crank N is caused to disengageitself from the notch in the lever WV and toslip off over the cut-awayouter end thereof, which allows the lever Wto be turned up a suitabledistance by the spring X, to come in contact with the tappet-pin V ofthe lever V, and to cause the outer bent end of said lever V, whichnormally closes the entrance of the grooves U and thus guards andretains the coin in place, to disengage from below the edge of the coin,and to allow it to slide by its own gravity out from the grooves andinto a suitable receptacle, or into the bottom of the case,

as may be preferred. The curved portion of the arm U is made to conformexactly in shape and size to the coin at which the price of the cigar tobe disposed of is set, and consequently a coin of any other denominationwould not operatethe machine. In the event-that no coin or that animproper one is fed into the inclined trough, the rod 1 will onlv causethe lever Y to move, without imparting any motion to any other portionof the machinery,

this being evident from the fact that the coin would not be held betweenthe grooves U and the finger Y, which is necessary in order to cause themachine to operate. By this meansit will readily be seen that dishonestpersons would not be able to obtain cigars from the case.

When the machine is to sell cigars at a price greater or less than ithas been arranged for, the parts must be exchanged for otherscorresponding to the size of coin to be deposited.

- I do not desire to limit myself to the exact construction of detailsas hereinbefore set forth, as it is obvious that many modifications maybe made therein without departing from the spirit of our invention. Forexample, the disks A might be dispensed with and arms used in theirstead, though we prefer the construction here shown.

Having thus described our invention, we claim 1. In a cigar-seller, thecombination of the ism for moving the parts, substantially as specified-1 v 3. In a cigar-seller, the combination of the shaft A, disks or armsD, secured thereto, segments F, rocking receiver I, spring L, cam P,delivery-board S, tappet-rod T and shaft therefor, coin-receiving arm U,guard-lever V, suitable tripping mechanism therefor, and an operatingmechanism for moving the parts, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the shafts A, disks or arms I), secured thereto,segment F, rocking receiver I, spring L, cam P, deliveryboard S,tappet-rod T, shaft M crank N, tripping-lever 1V, guard-lever V,coin-receiving arm U, and an operating mechanism for moving the parts,substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the shaft A, disks or arms D, secured thereto,segment F, rocking receiver 1, spring L, cam P, deliveryhoard S,tappet-rod T, shaft M, crank N, tripping-lever WV, guard-lever V,coin-receiving arm U, lever Y, havinga finger, Y, forgrasping the coin,and an operating mechanism for moving the parts, substantially asspecified.

6. The combinationof the shaft A, coilrrecciving arm U, secured thereto,lever Y, having finger Y for grasping the coin, guard-lever V, trippingmechanism therefor, cigar-receiver I, tilting mechanism therefor,delivery-board S, and an operating mechanism for moving the parts,substantially as shown.

7. The combination of the shaft A, coin-receiving arm U, securedthereto, guide-trough B, a device for grasping the coin, guard-lever V,tripping mechanism therefor, cigar-receiver I, tilting mechanismtherefor, and an operating mechanism for moving the parts, substantiallyas described.

8. The combination of the shaft A, coin-receiving arm U, securedthereto, ears U, having finger Y guard-lever V, tripping mechanismtherefor, cigar-receiver I, tilting mechanism therefor, and an operatingmechanism for moving the parts, substantially as shown for retaining theparts in their normal positions, and a bar or lever provided withsuitable connections for operating the mechanism, substantially asspecified.

11. The combination of an inclosing -case provided with an inclinedfeeding'boarmapivoted cigar-receiver, a suitable device for tilting saidreceiver, a coin-receiver that is rigidly secured to theactuating-shaft, an operatinglever provided with a device forgraspingthe coin, a guardbar for retaining the coin in the receiver, alever for tripping the guard-bar, actuating mechanism therefor, springsfor returning the parts to their normal position, and a suitableoperating bar or lever, all combined and arranged to operatesubstantially as shownand described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twoWitnesses.

DANIEL -WEBSTER SHIEK. CARY OBERLIN COLE.

\Vitnesses:

\VILLIAM A. Lnsrnn, CHARLES KALLENBERGER.

